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Belfast-Murray River
Provincial electoral district in Prince Edward Island, Canada
Belfast-Murray River is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. Created mostly from 4th Kings, part of 5th Kings and a small part of 4th Queens in 1996. It was formerly named Murray River-Gaspereaux from 1996 to 2007.
Quick Facts Prince Edward Island electoral district, Coordinates: ...
 Prince Edward Island electoral district | |||
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| Coordinates: | 46.045°N 62.729°W / 46.045; -62.729 | ||
| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island | ||
| MLA |
Progressive Conservative | ||
| District created | 1996 | ||
| First contested | 1996 | ||
| Last contested | 2023 | ||
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The riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
More information Members of the Legislative Assembly for Belfast-Murray River, Assembly ...
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Belfast-Murray River | ||||
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| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
| See 4th Queens, 4th Kings, 5th Kings 1873–1996 | ||||
| 60th | 1996–2000 | Pat Binns | Progressive Conservative | |
| 61st | 2000–2003 | |||
| 62nd | 2003–2007 | |||
| 63rd | 2007 | |||
| 2007–2011 | Charlie McGeoghegan | Liberal | ||
| 64th | 2011–2015 | |||
| 65th | 2015–2019 | Darlene Compton | Progressive Conservative | |
| 66th | 2019–2023 | |||
| 67th | 2023–present | |||
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Belfast-Murray River, 2007–present
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| 2023 Prince Edward Island general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Darlene Compton | 1,510 | 58.7 | +6.1 | ||||
| Liberal | Katherine Bryson | 520 | 20.2 | -0.7 | ||||
| Green | Laverne MacInnis | 420 | 16.3 | -10.2 | ||||
| New Democratic | Michelle Hodgson | 124 | 4.8 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 2,574 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +6.2 | ||||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| 2019 Prince Edward Island general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Darlene Compton | 1,545 | 52.5 | +7.4 | ||||
| Green | James Sanders | 781 | 26.6 | +20.9 | ||||
| Liberal | Ian MacPherson | 615 | 20.9 | -20.2 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,941 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +7.4 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Prince Edward Island[2] | ||||||||
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More information 2015 Prince Edward Island general election, Party ...
| 2015 Prince Edward Island general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Darlene Compton | 1,203 | 45.12 | -0.42 | ||||
| Liberal | Charlie McGeoghegan | 1,095 | 41.07 | -4.79 | ||||
| New Democratic | Alan Hicken | 216 | 8.10 | |||||
| Green | Jordan MacPhee | 152 | 5.70 | +1.09 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,666 | 99.63 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 10 | 0.37 | ||||||
| Turnout | 2,676 | 85.50 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 3,130 | |||||||
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More information 2011 Prince Edward Island general election, Party ...
| 2011 Prince Edward Island general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Charlie McGeoghegan | 1,135 | 45.86 | -9.09 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Darlene Compton | 1,127 | 45.54 | +9.39 | ||||
| Green | John Burhoe | 114 | 4.61 | +0.99 | ||||
| Island | Andy Clarey | 99 | 4.00 | -0.67 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,475 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -9.24 | ||||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Prince Edward Island provincial by-election, 15 October 2007 On the appointment of Pat Binns as Ambassador to Ireland | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Charlie McGeoghegan | 1,259 | 54.95 | +14.14 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Darlene Compton | 828 | 36.15 | −19.01 | ||||
| Independent | Andy Clarey | 107 | 4.67 | |||||
| Green | Ahmon Katz | 83 | 3.62 | −0.42 | ||||
| New Democratic | Jane McNeil | 10 | 0.44 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 2,287 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +16.58 | ||||||
| Source: Elections PEI | ||||||||
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More information 2007 Prince Edward Island general election, Party ...
| 2007 Prince Edward Island general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Pat Binns | 1,527 | 55.15 | -15.13 | ||||
| Liberal | Charlie McGeoghegan | 1,130 | 40.81 | +13.08 | ||||
| Green | Ahmon Katz | 112 | 4.04 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 2,769 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -14.10 | ||||||
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2016 electoral reform plebiscite results
More information 2016 Prince Edward Island electoral reform referendum, Side ...
| 2016 Prince Edward Island electoral reform referendum | |||
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| Side | Votes | % | |
| First Past the Post | 397 | 35.26 | |
| Mixed Member Proportional | 342 | 30.37 | |
| Dual Member Proportional Representation | 231 | 20.52 | |
| Preferential Voting | 100 | 8.88 | |
| First Past the Post plus leaders | 56 | 4.97 | |
| Two-choice preferred result | |||
| Mixed Member Proportional | 558 | 52.94 | |
| First Past the Post | 496 | 47.06 | |
| Total votes cast | 1,126 | 35.90 | |
| Registered voters | 3,153 | ||
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"Plebiscite Report" (PDF). | |||
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Murray River-Gaspereaux, 1996–2007
More information 2003 Prince Edward Island general election, Party ...
| 2003 Prince Edward Island general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Pat Binns | 1,584 | 70.28 | +0.66 | ||||
| Liberal | Michelle Johnston | 625 | 27.73 | -0.94 | ||||
| New Democratic | Edith Perry | 45 | 2.00 | +0.29 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,254 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +0.80 | ||||||
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More information 2000 Prince Edward Island general election, Party ...
| 2000 Prince Edward Island general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Pat Binns | 1,668 | 69.62 | +16.04 | ||||
| Liberal | Andy Clarey | 687 | 28.67 | -13.16 | ||||
| New Democratic | Deborah Kelly Hawkes | 41 | 1.71 | -2.87 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,396 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +14.60 | ||||||
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More information 1996 Prince Edward Island general election, Party ...
| 1996 Prince Edward Island general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Pat Binns | 1,309 | 53.58 | |||||
| Liberal | Barry W. Hicken | 1,022 | 41.83 | |||||
| New Democratic | Alan Neil Hicken | 112 | 4.58 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 2,443 | 100.0 | ||||||
| This riding was created from parts of the dual-member ridings of 4th Queens, 4th Kings and 5th Kings. | ||||||||
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- "2023 Election Results". Elections PEI. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
- "2019 Election Results". Elections PEI. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
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